The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-05-20
Meeting Of the State Central Committee

The Democratic State Central Committee
met at Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, on last
Thursday, fixed upon the date of the State
Convention, and transacted other important
business The attendance was good and the
interest manifested in favor of fair primaries
encouraging and gratifying.
When the committee was called TO order
after dinner, Mr. Schley was Immediately rec
ognized by the chair and presented the report
of the committee.
The report declared that the Democratic
patty demanded now, as it always had, fair
elections that it recognized the angry dis
content which breaks out now and then and
here and there against the party as bat the
foment of its political foe, operating upon GER
tain elements in the party. The party, how
ever, stood as clean and strong as 1t stood a
score of years ago. The people knew the fact,
and whilst, unfortunately, there will always
be modicum of fraud in every exciting cleo
ton in a large commercial metropolis, the Or
eanized effort of foes without and malcon-
tents within had only uncovered less than one
hundred illegal votes in four elections, when
fifty thousand votes were polled, and only five
Judges and two clerks We're convicted out Of
eighteen hundred.
The resolutions provided for holding a
State Convention in Baltimore city on We'd
nesday, July 9th. at Il noon, to nominate
candidates for Governor, Comptroller and Al
tOrney-General.
Primary meetings are to be held in the
counties at such time aad place As the mem'
Lers of the committee from the county deslS
nate, to elect delegates TO the State Conven
ton to nominate candidates for state off
Gals.
The sixth resolution, when finally amend
ed, provided that the members of the com
mittees from the respective counties sha.
name the time and place, and the hours dur
ing which the polls should be open Tor thu
State primaries public notice Of two week
shall be given of the primary meetings, eE
cept in those counties where it las been III
custom of the local committees TO take charg
of the primaries Every candidate shall haV
the right to be represented in the pool-room
and any Candidate VINO IS aSSfleNeu, Hao III
right of appeal to the board of supervisors
Henry d. Farnandis, Henry Page, Jane
Bond, Henry A. Schultz, F. N. Cox, Halter
s.y w. Talbot and James a. l.. Mcclure ar
constituted board of supervisors to heal
determine and redress all complaints OF cand
dates for nomination at the several prlmar
elections to be held in the respective countle
of the State for legislative and State officers
They shall hold their Office in the city OF Ba
timore, and appoint reputable judges an
clerks for the primary elections in the plac
Of those appointed in the said respective couI
ties, by virtue Of the aforegoing sixth resolt
lion, who may from any cause whatever,
unfit or unable to act as Judges and clerks
said primary elections, and give public motto
of the names of the judges and clerks appoin
ed by them, except in those counties
which the local committee may have appoil
ed the judges and clerks of said prma
meetings.
This committee of supervisors is also a
thorized to appoint Judges and clerks for la
timore city. The meeting was harmonio'
one, and it is hoped that union througho
the State will be the result.